The Paradoxical Consequences of the Employee–Contractor Designation
A proposed rule may expand platform workers’ compensation options but not their access to other benefits.
Protecting Student Data Privacy in the Digital Age
Experts recommend policies to enhance student data privacy in education technology platforms.
Week in Review
The Justice Department revises policing policies, a federal appeals court holds Tennessee anti-abortion law unconstitutional, and more…
Modernizing SNAP After the Pandemic
The pandemic highlighted the importance of food security and what policymakers should do to strengthen it.
A New Approach to FTC Antitrust Regulation
Scholar proposes a no-collusion rule to limit tacit collusion.
Moving Toward a New Era of Labor Rights in Trade Policy?
A novel trade enforcement tool creates an expedited process to protect labor rights.
Essentially Snake Oil
The structure of some essential oils companies makes it harder for federal agencies to restrain false claims.
The K-12 Masking Wars
Anti-mask rhetoric in K-12 schools demonstrates how public insults can limit the effectiveness of civil rights law.
Assessing Stigler’s Economic Theory of Regulation
Despite its flaws and limitations, Stigler’s seminal article on the theory of economic regulation offers important lessons.
The Magnification of Arrest Information
Scholar shows that regulatory bodies use arrests as informational proxies—but that this use has its costs.